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There he learned about Chinaâs gaokao exam, a two-day government-administered standardized test that he calls, âan SAT on steroids.â. According to Levy, the gaokao causes a lot more harm to students than American standardized tests do. Here are some of the rather astonishing observations he makes about the test: Motivated students with money spend 8-10 hours a day preparing for the test â for four years. 2  High school curricula in China are devoted entirely to preparing students to do well on the test. 3  It has completely dominated all other learning activities.
Earlier this year China began a major education reform initiative designed to increase student engagement and end student boredom and anxiety. Curbing standardized testing was one aim. Scholar Yong Zhao wrote about it first in this post, and, now, below, gives us the latest developments.educed standardized tests and homework and no tracking. These are some of the new actions China is taking to lessen student academic burden. The Chinese Ministry of Education recently released Ten Regulations to Lessen Academic Burden for Primary School Students for public commentary.